Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-01
Correspondents of THE MINER
PHILIPSBURG FILINGS.
A Breeze From the Model Camp-AI
About People and Things.

Chas. Clark arrived in town yesterday.
ia. Pack, superintendent of the Blac
Pine Mig Co., is stopping at the Kaiser.
Henry Knapp, one of the old landmark
OF Montana, died here on Christmas day G
pneumonia.
The Masons and Odd Fellows gave a bal
here the 9th, at Allison's Hall. 1t wa
strictly fraternal.
The MINER is read by-every one here
and without it we don't know what W,
would do.
j. K. Pardee, superintendent of the Wes1
Granite, arrived home Christmas eve from
Deer Lodge, where he has been attendin,
court.
There are two daily lines OF stages run.
ming In here and each day they are loaded
to their utmost capacity.
There are a great many Butteites here.
Among those We AVE met are C. E. Gabb,
Frank Lynch, T. G. Evans and DR.. Labrie.
Christmas has come and zone. The
people seem one the worse that a good
man came to die for their sins.
There are two feet of snow on the level
in town and it is still showing. The weather
is mild, the thermometer only registering
two degrees below.
6CdSc OuC uSTc ldSC nlQlC
at 6 O'Clock, arrived this morning at 1:3O.
having camped all night in the Georgetown
Flats. As the driver remarked he did not
get lost but the burg did.
The Kaiser House, like the balance OF
the hotels in town, is full to overflow.
Vacant rooms are like hens teeth, few and
far between.
Services were held here Sunday by the
Rev. Mr.. Howard, of Deer Lodge. There
are very few churches here, which goes to
show that the people in this place are very
good. and don't require to be told their
faults.
The P. S. c. band gave a bal, Christmas
eve in Allison's Hall and there was siraplv
an immense crowd. Everybody had a
good time and the band boys are now
playing on velvet. They give another
dance on New Years eve.
D. NJ. Durfee, one OF the limbs of the law.
came in by private conveyance last night
from Drummond. He has been attending
court at Deer Lodge. The term closed on
Friday but Dave is still pressing his suit
here: Go it old boy faint heart never won
fair lady,
We visited the store of VIM. Weinstein
to-day and were surprised to see the inn
mense stock that gentleman carries. He
has everything from a paper of pins or a
box of matches to a brick house for sale.
They are kept in the banana belt Just below
town.
Samuel Lee, an old timer of Butte, now
running a saw mill mere, has just returned
from the metropolis where he has been dur
ing the past week, as he terms it "demol-
ishing the town." Sam looks as happy as
a clam at high tide and feels as though he
had gained a ton OF a~voirdupois.
Mr.: John Holtquest and his lovely bride,
nee Miss Annie Decker, arrived home a few
days ago from Anaconda, where they were
joined in the holy bonds by the Rev. La
mont. John is being congratulated by his
numerous friends, and looks as smiling as
. basket of chips. He "a his stock is
worth more than Granite or Bi-Metallic.
The inhabitants of the burg were treated
the antics OF q genuine cayuse to-day, |
on Main street. Two COW boys boarded
an untamed steed, and for q few minutes |
made it decidedly interesting Tor them
BY tossing them around like the angry bill |
lows OF a restless sea, and depositiDg them |
finally On the star-board side of a wood
pile to collect their thoughts.
There has been q petition circulated
'mong the merchants asking them to close
I'll places OF business on Sundays. The
names OF all the f1rst-class houses are en-.
oiled. OF course this does not include any